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Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, Vol. 10, No. 3, 341-357 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1368430207078695
© 2007 SAGE Publications

Religious Group Identification and Inter-Religious Relations: A Study Among Turkish-Dutch Muslims

Maykel Verkuyten

Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands, M.Verkuyten{at}fss.uu.nl

Following social identity theory, this research examines the relationship between group identification and intergroup relations by focusing on religion. Religious as well as Dutch national group identification was examined among Turkish-Dutch Muslims. Identification was studied in relation to general affective ratings of multiple religious groups (Muslims, Christians, Hindustanis, Jews and non-believers) and the endorsement of Islamic group rights. The results show that Muslim identification was more like a nominal (high or `total' identification) than a continuous variable, and that many participants showed low identification with the national group. The affective ratings of religious out-groups were quite negative, particularly of the Jews and non-believers. Muslim identification was positively and strongly related to feelings toward the religious in-group and to the endorsement of Islamic group rights. National identification was positively related to feelings toward the religious out-groups, but only for `total' Muslim identifiers, supporting the mutual intergroup differentiation model. The findings are discussed in relation to social psychological thinking about group identification and the importance of religion for intergroup relations.

Key Words: minority groups • national identity • religious group relations • religious identification


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